cpu overheating and loud fan

[lukasz12054]

when i play games where cpu usage is high the cooler gets pretty loud and after 10 mins it starts overheating and its even louder.. what is the problem?

 

[Saberus]

Has the system been cleaned recently?

 

[lukasz12054]

no but its a new pc for sure there cant be anything?

 

[Saberus]

I would try cleaning the thermal paste and reapplying. The cooler might not have been installed correctly.

 

[lukasz12054]

alright i will do that tomorrow

 

[lukasz12054]

nothing.. temperatures were a bit lower at idle but thats all

 

[Saberus]

Ok, list your system specs. You might have an undersized cooler or poor airflow in the case.

 

[lukasz12054]

i5 4590 gtx 970 my case is silentiumpc brutus m25 and i got one case fan inside it and my motherboard is asrock h97 pro4 and when i was looking in the bios in a tab called h/w monitor it had set "standard mode" as default so i changed it to customize and this was really stupid like for 50 degress it was set to run 60% fan speed 60 degrees 70% and so on

 

[Saberus]

I think you need more airflow in the case. Where is the one case fan?

 

[lukasz12054]

its on top of the case at the back its actually close to the cpu

 

[madmatt30]

That case should come with a front 120mm intake fitted & the 120mm exhaust prefitted in the rear.
If it didn't then get in touch with the supplier & demand a 120mm fan for it mate - any reasonably mid to high spec PC needs a minimum of a front intake & a rear exhaust.

I would also say that those fan speed percentages you listed for the 'customise' option are about what id want to be using for a stock Intel cooler personally.

 

[Saberus]

I agree with madmatt30. Get yourself an intake fan, the system needs it.

What you have now is the equivalent of being locked in a car on a hot Texas summer day with just the window cracked.

 

[lukasz12054]

ok but anything above 60% is quite annoying with this intel fan and even when its set like that or higher it overheats will more case fans make a difference?

 

[Saberus]

More air being pulled into the case means more air the exhaust can suck out. More air means each unit of air has to absorb less total heat to cool the system, and that heat is removed faster.

It's going to make it easier to keep the temps down below where the fan gets noisy.